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Drissa Diakité
Drissa Diakité (born 18 February 1985) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and right-back for Championnat National 3 club Lucciana. A former Mali international, he scored one goal in 43 caps for the national team from 2004 to 2015. Career Early career Diakité was born in Bamako, Mali. In his early career, he played for Malian club Djoliba AC and Algerian club MC Alger. Nice In January transfer window 2006, Diakité moved to French side Nice, with an undisclosed fee. At Nice, he played defensive midfielder or right fullback. He was fan favourite, though he has physical unwavering commitment, which he earned cards. Diakité made his debut for the club coming on as a substitute for Marama Vahirua in a 3–0 loss against Marseille. In his second half of the season, Diakité made five appearances. In the 2006/07 season, Diakité made 25 appearances. In March 2007 he was linked with £3.5 million moves to Newcastle United, Everton and Real Zar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mali National Football Team
The Mali national football team (French: '' Équipe de football du Mali '') represents Mali in men's international football and is governed by the Malian Football Federation. The team's nickname is Les Aigles. They represent both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF). While Mali is a major youth football power in both Africa and the world, they have never qualified for any senior FIFA World Cup finals in history. They have qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations on 12 occasions. Mali were suspended by FIFA on 17 March 2017 due to 'government interference' with the national football association, namely dissolving its executive committee. However, the side was re-instated by FIFA on 29 April after the executive committee was re-introduced by the Malian government. History Mali reached the 1972 African Nations Cup final, but lost 3–2 to Congo. They failed to qualify for the finals again until 1994 when they reached the semi-finals, an achievement repeated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
